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winter resorts, but a return to health and strength. 



Among our Cape acquaintances are some whom T 



knew when, years ago, they landed in the Colony — 

 given up by their doctors at home, and so near the last 

 stage of consumption that on arriving they could not 

 walk on shore, but had to be carried from the vessel — 

 and who are now as strong and well as any of their 

 neighbours. Indeed, on my introduction to more than 

 one of these stout and hearty colonists, I have found 

 it quite impossible to realize that they, at any time, 

 could have been consumptive invalids ! Unfortunately, 

 too many presume on the completeness of their cure ; 

 and, instead of resigning themselves to settling and 

 finding permanent occupation in the colony, as all whose 

 lungs have once been seriously affected ought to do, 

 return to England ; and, having grown reckless with 

 long residence in a land where "nothing gives you 

 cold," soon fall victims to their treacherous native 

 climate ; the first exposure to its damp chilliness 

 generally bringing back in full force the foe from whose 

 attacks they would always have been safe, had they 

 not left the dry Karroo's protection. 



It is a pity European doctors do not know more 

 about this wonderful climate for consumptive patients ; 

 and also that so few inducements are held out for the 

 latter to settle in the country. What a splendid plan 

 it would be, and how many valuable lives might be 

 saved, if some clever medical man — himself perhaps 

 just enough of an invalid to prefer living out of England 

 — were to take a large farm in the Karroo, and " run " 



